This is a good explanation of what has been happen
Post# of 2102
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Bottoms Upward Wednesday, 11/12/14 07:58:40 PM
Re: copperking post# 198570
Post # of 198595
perhaps not in the definition of a short, but rather than borrowing shares from a broker investors are selling a percentage of their own holdings, essentially borrowing from themselves, and buying back a lower pps, rinsing and repeating effectively shorting the stock.